Shadow Complex: Foaming at the Mouth

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This ain't no bubble bath.

By Hilary Goldstein

Jason Flemming, star of Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex, has a number of fun toys. We've previously discussed the Hook Shot and Friction Dampener, but there's another useful item that deserves a special spotlight.

The Foam Gun is a unique item that can be used as a weapon or as a way to access new areas. As the name suggests, the gun fires foam. No, not the sudsy kind. This special foam hardens on contact. Fire it at an enemy and you can freeze them in place. An immobile enemy is primed for a kill. Toss a grenade and it sticks to the foam and charges for a more powerful blast. As you can imagine, foaming up enemies and then tagging them with 'nades makes for an entertaining time. This is an especially useful tactic against some of the bigger bosses. Foam them up to temporarily immobilize them, shoot off a few grenades and watch the fireworks.

Foam is also used to gum up the works of the machinery within the Restoration's compound. There are numerous vent covers that can be blasted open by shooting in some foam, which then expands and, well, boom. As you progress through the compound, you're certain to come across a number of doors with added optical security. Get near one of these doors and it shuts closed before you can ever get through. Foam up the sensor and this is no longer an issue.

While these implementations are good enough reason to love the Foam Gun, there's one more application that proves far more useful. The Foam Gun can be used to create temporary platforms. Foam sticks to everything -- including walls and ceilings. If there's a gap you can't leap across, shoot some foam and create your own bridge. Want to get to a room's ceiling? Create your own foam step ladder up to the top.

With the Foam Gun, the possibilities are nearly limitless. There are few places you can't reach -- the only limitation is your imagination (and ammo levels).

Sound like fun? Perhaps you'd like to test out the Foam Gun earlier than usual? This can be accomplished. Though normally you won't get the Foam Gun until a few hours into Shadow Complex, it can be nabbed in the first 15 minutes. You just have to be a master explorer, quick on your feet and incredibly skilled. It can be done -- we should know, we did it. Good hunting.